Title: Four Lost Cities - A secret history of the Urban Age Author: Annalee Newitz Pages: 262 Hi all, This book has been waiting very patiently in my Wish list and could finally be read. The history books I have read before mainly tried to tell the story of how the people lived and how … Continue reading 002-2024 Four Lost Cities
History & Mythology
016-2022 The Greeks
Title: A Global History of The Greeks Author: Roderick Beaton Pages: 462 Hi all, Our journey into history continues. Though, this time, with a slight difference. Previously I have given a book review on Alexander the Great (014-2021) and a glimpse of Roman history via "The Storm before the Storm" (006-2021), which all depicted the … Continue reading 016-2022 The Greeks
011-2022 Heroes (sequel to Mythos)
Title: Heroes - Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures. Author: Stephen Fry Pages: 408 Hi all, Today we return to the Greek world; this time much further back than the 1177BC book from before. However, the stories resemble myth closer than they do reality. Yet, we need to remember that for a long time some … Continue reading 011-2022 Heroes (sequel to Mythos)
004-2022 1177 BC (The Year Civilization Collapsed)
Title: 1177 B.C.E. The Time Civilization Collapsed Author: Eric H. Cline Pages: 188 Hi all, I have finally managed to get around to this book after having delayed to read it a few times already. Today I can finally share it with you. Before I get into the review I will mention that this book … Continue reading 004-2022 1177 BC (The Year Civilization Collapsed)
001-2022 S.P.Q.R.
Title: S.P.Q.R. (A History of Ancient Rome) Author: Mary Beard Pages: 536 Hi all, I wish that you all have started the year off well. I managed to meet my goal in the number of books I planned to read, and hope to do the same for this year. Just before the year came to … Continue reading 001-2022 S.P.Q.R.
019-2019 Circe
Title: Circe Author: Madeline Miller This is currently the third book review I am making on Greek Mythology. If you're thinking that a pattern is developing, let me assure you, I have developed a deep interest in Greek stories. They are truly fascinating, and the next one is on Alexander the Great and maybe even … Continue reading 019-2019 Circe
018-2019 Song of Achilles
Title: Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller The first book I recommended that you should read was 'Mythos', and I stick to that, as long as you wish to get a bigger picture on a large part of Greek Mythology. However, if you only wish to read a true classic of one piece of Greek … Continue reading 018-2019 Song of Achilles
016-2019 A little history of the World
Title: A Little History of the World Author: E. H. Gombrich I know I haven't issued any new reviews in since late September, and for that I humbly apologize. But that doesn't mean I stopped my active reading list. On the contrary, it's been going on as before, and I have some exciting new reviews, … Continue reading 016-2019 A little history of the World
009-2019 Mythos
Title: Mythos - The Greek myths retold Author: Stephen Fry While it is still fresh in mind I believe this to be the best moment to tell you a little of a book I managed to finish this afternoon. As you can see above, the book I'm referring to is 'Mythos'. My fascination with the … Continue reading 009-2019 Mythos
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